With fire truck prices increasing about 5 percent per year, small towns that haven't bought a rig for more than 10 years are wrestling with the cost

]]>http://www.firechief.com/2015/10/12/fire-chiefs-explain-fire-truck-sticker-shock-to-leaders/feed/0Fire Chief5 reasons to consider a modular fire truckhttp://www.firechief.com/2014/06/26/5-reasons-consider-modular-fire-truck/
http://www.firechief.com/2014/06/26/5-reasons-consider-modular-fire-truck/#respondThu, 26 Jun 2014 20:24:30 +0000http://www.firechief.com/?p=2290While not as popular as in Europe, swap-body modular apparatus have a definite place in the U.S. fire service.]]>http://www.firechief.com/2014/06/26/5-reasons-consider-modular-fire-truck/feed/0City council approves controversial fire truck purchasehttp://www.firechief.com/2014/06/12/city-council-approves-controversial-fire-truck-purchase/
http://www.firechief.com/2014/06/12/city-council-approves-controversial-fire-truck-purchase/#commentsThu, 12 Jun 2014 17:05:14 +0000http://www.firechief.com/?p=2130Fire officials said the new fire truck is needed to replace two aging pieces of equipment and to provide a higher ladder to reach the top of several city structures.]]>http://www.firechief.com/2014/06/12/city-council-approves-controversial-fire-truck-purchase/feed/15 ways to buy a fire truckhttp://www.firechief.com/2014/06/02/5-ways-to-buy-a-fire-truck/
http://www.firechief.com/2014/06/02/5-ways-to-buy-a-fire-truck/#respondMon, 02 Jun 2014 14:29:00 +0000http://www.firechief.com/2014/06/02/5-ways-to-buy-a-fire-truck/Choosing the right purchasing model can save big bucks and help you land the right rig.]]>http://www.firechief.com/2014/06/02/5-ways-to-buy-a-fire-truck/feed/02 SF asst. chief’s suspended over DUI fire truck crashhttp://www.firechief.com/2014/05/29/2-sf-asst-chiefs-suspended-dui-fire-truck-crash/
http://www.firechief.com/2014/05/29/2-sf-asst-chiefs-suspended-dui-fire-truck-crash/#respondThu, 29 May 2014 14:26:25 +0000http://www.firechief.com/?p=1923Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White has said "better decisions" could have been made the night of the crash, but has not been more specific.]]>http://www.firechief.com/2014/05/29/2-sf-asst-chiefs-suspended-dui-fire-truck-crash/feed/0NY fire truck to come off streets due to weighthttp://www.firechief.com/2014/05/21/ny-fire-truck-come-streets-due-weight/
http://www.firechief.com/2014/05/21/ny-fire-truck-come-streets-due-weight/#respondWed, 21 May 2014 20:58:33 +0000http://www.firechief.com/?p=1814Fire Chief Robert Bello said the rig is the single most important truck the department has; officials want to replace it with a 23-year-old truck.]]>http://www.firechief.com/2014/05/21/ny-fire-truck-come-streets-due-weight/feed/06 steps to improve reserve fire trucks readinesshttp://www.firechief.com/2014/05/16/6-steps-improve-reserve-fire-trucks-readiness/
http://www.firechief.com/2014/05/16/6-steps-improve-reserve-fire-trucks-readiness/#respondFri, 16 May 2014 20:17:57 +0000http://www.firechief.com/?p=1763Follow these steps to keep your reserve fire apparatus more ready for duty and more appealing to the firefighters using them.]]>http://www.firechief.com/2014/05/16/6-steps-improve-reserve-fire-trucks-readiness/feed/0